Buy a used Mac. You'll be much happier. The hackintosh route sucks as you'll run into lots of potential issues including lack of updates among other things.
Like I replied to another person, my hope was to get my sea-legs with a vm/hack setup, then once I had some experience and a solid idea to execute on, invest in a used mac.
But thanks for the advice
Worst case, even if you hate MacOS, you can just install Windows on the Mac after you get it.
Maybe you could look for a Macbook with a busted LCD. It might be significantly cheaper, but you could use it with an external monitor.